Parse, analyze and -- most importantly -- use COBOL data definitions. This gives you access to COBOL data from Python programs. Write data analyzers, one-time data conversion utilities and Python programs that are part of COBOL systems. Really.
Pypes is a framework which allows users to break complex data processing logic down into a series of smaller less complex tasks. These tasks, referred to as components, can then be connected so that the output of one becomes the input to another.